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The Delta independent., 1887-06-21

wrTH the Yale graduating classes
the most popular book is David
Coprorfeld," the second, "Aenry Es-
mond.' and the third: ben Hur."
The next in order arc ..The Scarlet
Letter" ,"our Mutual Friend. "vani
~ Fair" "Les Miserables." ..She," !"
Edith Dayton, "and Porter's "Human
Intellect" Longfellow, Shakespeare.
Byron, Tennyson and Scott are the
fnyorite poeta. Mrs. Browning is tho
favorite poetess. The class is strongly
Republican, xixty-seven being of that
faith. while twenty-thres are Demo-
erats. nineteen Independents, two Pro-
hibitionists, and eight undecided forty
nine are Protsctionists and forty Free
Traders.
The Delta independent., 1887-06-21

Ex-Governor Dorsheimer. editor Of
the New York Star. has undertaken the
task OF raising el25,o0o by popular
subscription for the erection OF the pro-
posed monument to General Grant at
Riverside Park. He has sent a circu.
lar letter 10 many prominent citizens.
inviting them to set the ball rolling.
and the encouraging way in which re-
sponccs arc c"ming in points to a
speedy success. There is n fund of
sl75. 900 now In the hands Of the mon.
umcnt committee, and II the Star fund
reaches that figure they win be justi.
fed in commencing the memorial. al
though much greater sum will be re-
Suircd to complete II.
The Delta independent., 1887-06-21
NEW LAND FOR SETTLERS.
The Trail Reserved for Texas Cattle
Thrown on the Market.

The Trail Reserved for Texas Cattle
Thrown on tho Market.
Special Denver Republican.
WASHINGTON, juno 14.-Sesrctary
Lamar today signed an order revoking the
order OF March %, 1850, Withdrawing from
settlement all OF range Al In the west
ern part Of Kansas and the eastern part of
Colorado.
The issue of this order Of withdrawal set
ting aside from settlement a strip of land
over 900 miles long was due to conference
with Senator Coke, OF Texas, who was act .
ing In the interest of the cattle industry of
Texas aud the Southwest Dry weather and
other causes had operated during 1855 to
greatly deplete the ranges of the Southwest
and the question of feed for the enormous
herds In those sections had become most
important one.
Grasses were short and scarce every
where, and IL It became necessary, as It af-
tcrward did, to drive the herds northward
In search Of feed, 1t was necessary to find
thoroughfare. The hostility OF the Gov
crnment to any attempt to drive through
the Indian Territory and the rapid ettle-
ment OF the lands In Colorado and Kansas
rendered some action to secure a sort of
right of way at once necessary.
Senator Coke offered early in the session
Of 1855 bill which passed the Senate set
ting aside this entire range and giving the
cattlemen the right to drive across this por-
tion Of the domain to reach thenorth. The
bill had every prospect Of passing the
House, and In order to save this range OF
townships intact the Senator went to Sec.
rctary Lamar and laid the case before him,
and asked him to forestall the bill by the
withdrawal, which It directed. This the
Secretary did by telegraph 10 the Registers
and Receivers Of the date above given.
The bill, however, died in the House, and
the land has remained Withdrawn without
distinct authority Of law ever since then.
During the past year settlers have been
rushing into western Kansas and making
applications to take up this land. Appeals
have been made to the Secretary Of the In
terlor to open the land 10 settlement, and
to-day he concluded 70 do 20. How the
herds upon the northwestern ranges win
return TO Tsxas should they desire to do 90
ID . question for the cattlemen.
The Delta independent., 1887-06-21
A dispatch from New York says

A dispatch from New York says
Thomas Bevens, aged IS years, and his wife,
from Denver. Colo, were discovered in
their room unconscious and all but
smothered by the gas. They had apparent
ly blown out the gas instead Of turning II
off when retiring. They were removed to
St Vincent's Hospital and energetic meas.
ures taken to revive them. 1t is probable
they will recover. They were::on their way to
Europe. They are quiet farming folks and
stopped in the city for day or two to see
the sights.
The Delta independent., 1887-06-21

osz>af the most Interesting machine,
"sed in tho lsundries at Troy is called
a "whizzer." 1t dries clothes by max.
ing 1000 revolutions minute. One
of these days the whlzser viii be intro
'duesd into the editorial room. and the
bore who persists in talking while the
editor Is busy up to his ears will be in
ritcd to get into the whizEer and dry
uD,
The Delta independent., 1887-06-21

WHEN Barnum heard tat among
tho Pope's Easter gifts was an ivory
egg. lined with quilted satin, and in
closing a ruby and several diamonds,
ne oabied OYER to his representative in
Noms y buy the hon at any price.
The Delta independent., 1887-06-21

the Hindoos when an eclipse leads them to
believe that some monster is devouring the
sun. By using his lungs and the tin bucket
vigorously he managed to induce the lion
to 20 back into the hills.-Aspen Times.
The Delta independent., 1887-06-21

At Terrs Haute, Champaign County, Ohio,
Mr.. Charles +. Powell was postmaster. and
he writes: II have fine lot of Polish
Chickens. | gave them St. Jacobs Oil on
a pill of bread for the Group. II cured them
The next morning could not tell which OF
the chickens had been sick"
The Delta independent., 1887-06-21

Two sales Of mining Droperty wess made
y l.ssay,ls Ast wses whieh amounted "a
NeAnee
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

Standing armies acome high, /"
but the Old World nations still
think they must have them. The
cost of the German armies is 1874, :
100000 annually, and that of the
British, 9l,OOO,OoO. And yet, ter
rible as this burden is, and much as
it is talked about to the disadvan-
tage of monarchies, it exceeds by
only from s1G,0OO.OOO TO $50, ,OoO,eoo
the pension list OF the United States,
ON account of which the Treasury
disbursed last year nearly s15, ,0o0,-
600.
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order Of Publican.
HE State of West Virginia,

THE State of West Virginia,
i Mason County, IS.
At rules held in the clerks office oi
the circuit court for the county of Mason,
on Monday, December D, 1887:
Geo B. Sinclair, assignee of o. C.. Sin
clair and assignee of Johnston & Co.,
vs.
Robert Clarke, Trespass on the case in
assumpsit.
The object of the above suit is to at
tach and sell the real estate attached for
the debt in the declaration mentioned,
efghty-eight and one-haIf acres of land
purchased of James H. Couch and wife
on the lst day of January, 1885, by the
defendant by deed recorded in the
County Court Clerks Office of Mason
county in deed book No. 30, folios ISj
and 1856 And it appearing by affidavit
filed that the defendant, Robert Clarke,
Is a nonresident of this State, the said
defendant is required to appear here
within one month after the date of the
first publication of this order and do
what is necessary to protect his interest
In said suit Teste:
R E MITCHELL, Clerk.
TOmlinsOn & Wiley, Att'ys.
Dec ., 'ST-4w
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a GARD

Y NOW We. that by the payment o
n S550.00 am permitted to sell int"N-
icating liquors at my house. To the
wife who has drunkard for Il husband
or friend who is unfortunately dissi.
psted. say eInphatically, give me notice
in such cases in which you are interest
ed, and all such persons shall be exclu
,led from my place. Let mothers, faith
ers, sisters and brothers do likewise.
and the request shall be regarded.
pay heavy tax for the privilege of sell
ing whisky and other liquors, and want
it distinctly understood that have no
desire tn sell to minors. or drunkards,
or to the poor and destitute. / much
prefer that they save their money and
put it where it will do the most good
There are gentlemen of honor and men
of money, who can afford it. and it is
with those desire to trade. 1 would
saw tn those who wish to trade with me
and can afford, come, and L will treat
you gentlemanly and cOurteously.
Respectfully,
June 29-lys JOS. HEN.
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kinaI Notice.

A IL claims due the late firm of Drs.
n Barbee & Stone, not promptly paid
by the 18th day of September, iSS7, will
be placed in the hands of Rankin Wiley,
Jr-, attorney-at-law, for immediate col
lection.
All claims of the late firm of Drs. Bar
bee & Fravel, as well as the undersigned,
not promptly paid by the 10Th day OF
September. 1857. will be placed in the
hands of \. L. Bryan, attorney-at-law
and justice of the peace, for immediate
collection. Up until September 18th,
1887, the claims OF the several late firms
may be found at the office of the under
signed; after that date, will be found in
the hands ofthe above named attorneys.
ANDREW R. BARBEE, NJ. D.
Point Pleasant, w. Va, Aug. 8, 'S7.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

The vast sum of beneficcnt work
accomplished by the modest organ
ization known as the American HUI
mane Society is most imperfectly
indicated in the brief, business-Iike
statistics which constitutes its an
nual report. zone hundred and
nine thousand cases of cruelty to
animals relieved" What docs that
mean? Each reader to appreciate
must recall some instance to which
he has been witness of a brutality
beaten or CALLED or over-driven
horse. The brutality has been
stopped, and as often as possible,
the brute has been made to pay the
penalty. "Fifty-two thousand cases
of cruelty to little children relieved. .
What an unspeakably pathetic chap
ter out of life is opened by these
figures, to every one who thinks of
even one helpless, innocent child to
whom the world has offered nothing
but hard knocks, brutal words,
neglect, hatred!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

The authorities of Austin, Texas.
have offered the international Ty-
geographical Union eighty acres of
land on which to erect Home for
Aged Printers with the fund found
ed by the donation of Messrs.
George w. childs and Anthony j.
Drexcl, of this city. Austin is one
of the most beautiful and healthy
cities in the United States. The
old fellows could have plenty OF
good fishing and admirable hunting,
if they were able 10 indulge in the
sport.
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Public Renting Of 500 acres Of
Land. situate in Robinson
District. Mason County, West
Virginia

Public Renting Of 500 acres Of
Land. situate im Robinson
District. Mason County, West
Virginia.
DY virtue Of decretal order of the
ID circuit court OF Mason county, West
Virginia, rendered on the 2Oth slav of
September, 1857, in the chancerv cause
of Vim. Lee vs. NJ. E Jamison, the un-
dersigned Special Commissioner, ap-
pointed for the purpose, will on Sa1ur.
day. the 3ISf day of December,
1SS5. by way of public auction, to- the
highest bidder, at the front door of tie
Court House of said Mason county, pro-
ceed to Rent, fOr one year, the 200
acre tract OF land belonging TO NJ. E.
JamisOn situated in Robinson district.
Mason county, West Virginia, in the
Lower Flats and known as the Knopp
farm, and being part of the land owned
by the late Harriet Machir, deceased,
and now owned and occupied by VI. f.
Jamison; also another tract of 800 acres,
lying on the Ohio Ten Mile creek. in
Robinson District, Mason county, West
Virginia, belonging to the said NJ f.
Jamison; also another tract of 500 acres,
situated in said Mason county, and
known as the Samuel Yeager tract, now
owned by ". Z. Jamison; or so much Of
said land as may be necessary, upon the
following terms, to-wlt: One-half CASH,
the balance in six months thereafter, the
renter 10 give his note with security for
the payment of said balance of rent, with
interest from date of renting; and by
the terms of said decretal order the same
sl'all be rented yearly thereafter until
the sum of $3.50, with interest thereon
from September 20, 1887, and the COSTS
OF the said suit are fully paid.
JOHN +. BELLER,
Special Commissioner.
1, R. f. Mitchell, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Mason county, West Virginia,
do hereby certify that bond in the pen
Tlty OF one hundred dollars has been
given by the above Special Commits
siOner, conditioned according to law.
r. E MITCHELL, Clerk.
Dec. Z, 'S7-4w.
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SPECIAL OoMMIssIoNERls NOTICE

SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
s. G. Shaw and G. B. Thomas, Admins
traitors Of the estate of r Mitchell,
deceased vs.
A. A. HanIey, Administrator of the es-
tate OF Mariah \. Mitchell, deceased,
ct ais In Chancery.
NOTICE is hereby given to all whom
In It may concern, that IN pursuance
of two decretal orders of the Mason
County Circuit Court, one entered on
the 18th day of March, 1887, and the
other on the 11th day OF May, 1887, /
shall rs Special Commissioner, ON the
2lst day of December, 1887, at the Office
OF Simpson & Howard, in the Court
House of Mason county, West Virginia,
proceed to make and state an account
IN the above entitled cause, showing.
First What personal property, money
and boFsds came into the hands of said
Administrators of r. Mitchell, deceased.
Second What disposition they have
made of said property, money and bonds.
Third What debts they have paid
against said estate, to whom, their ma
ture and amounts.
Fourth. What real estate said R. Nit
chell, died seized and possessed of, what
liens. II any, thereon, their amounts, ma
ture and PriOrities and to whom paya-
be
Fifth What disposition has been
made of said real estate, its value, what
the same WAS sold for, what disposition
was made of the proceeds thereof, and
what residue unsOld, if any.
Sixth. What dover interest IN said
lands said Mariah n. Mitchell was enti-
tied thereto, the amount thereof, and
what disposition has been made thereof
Seventh. What amount, il any, is due
from said Administrators G. b. Thomas
and s &. Shaw, to the estate of K. Nit
ehell, deceased.
Eighth What amount, If any, is due
from said Administrators q. B. Thomas
and y. G. Shaw, to the estate of Mariah
y Mitchell, deceased
Ninth. What amount is due said Rob
ert W and f. T. Mitchell from said G.
i. Thomas, surviving Administrator of
the estate of K. Mitchell, deceased, and
said 5. &. Shaw, as late Administrator of
the estate of K. Mitchell, deceased, and
such other matters as any of the parties
hereto may require, or the Commission
er may deem pertinent herein.
Given under my hand this 3lst day of
October, 1857 H. r. HOWARD,
uOv2-6w. Special Commissioner
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Tired Of kansas.

J. H. LiclSy and wife. with nine
children ranging in age from fif-
teen years down to a sputtering,
tow-headed baby of six months,
passed through this place this
morning bound for their old home
in Loudon county, Virginia. The
family one and an were packed in
to a covered road wagon, and they
had driven all the way from South
ern Kansas. The family were en-
!ioying good health The children,
were comfortably dressed, but were
tritie travel stained Thcy had
lived in their wagon since leaving
their home in Kansas, and not one
of them experienced sickness dur
ing their journey, The family left
their Kansas home on the 24th of
September last, and with the ex-
ception of three days they have
travelled every day since. They
tied up wherever night overlook
them. Their bay horses. sleek and
fed, showed no evidences of the
long drive and their harness, COM
paratively new, were strangely out
of the style usually seen with the
Kansas stragglers.
Lichy is rather intelligent fell
low, and his turnout generally told
of his being thrifty and industrious,
lie had no story to tell of suffering
and privation, but he did have
few remarks to make regarding
Kansas, and his talk was by no
means complimentary to the grass
hopper State.
"1'm going back to old Virginia
to live and die he began to Ne,cs
reporter, ''and the next internal
railroad agent that strays into my
neighborhood painting pictures of
Kansas and the West had best have
his life insured if he wants to leave
any protection to his relatives. I'll
kill him sure I've got little
property down in Loudon county
and / would not give it for the
whole State of Kansas. When
was induced to go to Kansas / was
told that the State was overfiowing
good livings. i took all my house
hold goods with me and went by
rail and settled ON farm out there
just year ago on the 10th of this
month. j purchased Il good team,
farming utensils and some stock
for my land. In the spring / put
out fifty acres of corn, plowed it
tives time and then sold it for 25
cents bushel decided that
could do better raising buckwheat
and hoop poles down in Virginia
and here we are on our way home.
We will be there in less than
week, and as we have the means to
get on our feet after we do get there,
you can bet VIC will mover leave
again. In the wagon here you can
see we have bed for all of us. We
have stove and the necessary
cooking utensils, and while We
have never wanted for anything
since we left our Virginia home, we
will all be glad to get back there
just to get Strengthened out again.
= Untonto,cn Eelcs.
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OverbaIanceaI by the shock,

"Let's see" said woman who
was inspecting an empty house in
the eastern part of the city with a
view to rent, abaven't several OF
your tenants died in the house?"
"onIy two, madame .
"And they died of typhoid fever,
1 hear, caused by the drainage being
SO bad.
aTyphoid feverl Some one is try
ing to injure me, madame. They
both fell down stairs and killed
themselves.
"That's singular"
sob, no, madame You see, they
stood at the head of the stairs when
l lowered the rent to twelve dollars
per month, and the sudden shock
overbalanced 'em.-Free Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

The Republicans have been claim
ing Virginia. The late election was
for members of the Legislature on
ly. Two thirds of both branches
nearly are Democratic and tho
official count give the State to the
Democrats on the popular votc, by
3, ,16O majority.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14
Notice TO Take DepOsitfOns.

To August Trutzschler-Take notice:
That on the 18th day of January, A. D.
1888, between the hours of o'clock A.
NJ, and 4 O'Clock p. NJ, at the law office
of Simpson & Howard, in the town OF
Point Pleasant, Mason county, West
Virginia, will take the deposiIions of
Andrew Young, and others, to be read
in evidence in my behalf in certain
suit for a divorce now pending in the
circuit court for the county of Mason,
and State of West Virginia, in which 1
am plaintiff and you are defendant. II
from any cause the taking of said depo-
sitiOns shall not be completed on the
day aforesaid, the same shall be con-
tinued from day to day, OF from time to
time, at the same place and between the
same hours, until the same shall have
been completed.
ELIZABEEH TRUTZSCHLER,
BY Counsel
Simpson & Howard, Soils. Dec. 7-4w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

A yellow street dog is never more
reckless in the presence of garnins
than on hard, cold day, for then
he knows all the tin-cans and stones
are frozen so solidly to the ground
that the boys can't move them-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14
Elizabeth Trutzsclrler,
vs..
,nst Trutzschler. In ehaneery.

August Trutzschler. In chaneery.
The object of the above suit is to obtain
a divorce Il riIlcUIO BiGfrimOni, by the
plaintiff, from the defendant. And it
appearing by affidavit filed that the said
defandant, August Trutzschler, is a non
resident of this State, the said defendant
Is required to appear here within one
month after the date of the first publ
cation of this order, and do what is nee
essary to protect his interest therein.
Teste: r. Z. MITCHELL, Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

Russia has placed tax of one
kopeck each on every egg sold In
the kingdom, and the hens kopeelz-
ing round with every mark of dis
satisfaction
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

Philosophers tell us that we should
know one thing well. Among the
medical fraternity, however, it pays
better to know many things i'll.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

After a while it may occur to the
French Government to do away
with the Legion of Honor decora-
tions, and do what decorating is
necessary with red paint.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

U0TTean live at home, and make more money
VIII work for US, than anything else in this
III world. Capital not needed; you are starfed
free Both sexes; all ages. Any one can
do the work Large earnings from first start
Costly outfit and terms free. Better not deIly.-
opsss you nothing to send us your address and Ind
yOti wise you will do at once Address
a HALLETT s, Gu. Portland, Maine
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sits always darkys before the
dawn, as the farmer observed
when he heard a noise in his melon
patch at three o'clock in the
morning
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Order OF Publication.

HNHE State of West Virginia,
Mason County, ss:
At rules held in the clerks office of
the circuit court for the county of Mason,
on Monday, the 9Th day of December.
A D., 1887:
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ACARD.

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HILLS
MONEY

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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

Fame comes only when deserved
and then it isas inevitable asdestfny.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-12-14

George Ashman used to tell a
story about an auctioneer who was
provokingly annoyed while in the
exercise of his profession by the lu-
dierous bids of fellow whose sole
object seemed to be to make sport
for the buyers rather than himself
to buy. AT length, enraged beyond
endurance, the knight of the ivory
headed hammer, looking round the
room for champion to ayenge his
wrongs, fixed his eyes upon biped
of huge dimensions, very monarch
in strength, and cried out:
"Marlow, what shall give you to
put that fellow out?'
81 take one five-dollar bill"
"Donel donel you shall have it. .
Assuming the hefcrocious, knitting
his brows, spreading his nostrils like
a lions, and putting on the wolf all
over his head and shoulders,-old
NARROW strobe off to the aggrcssor,
and, seizing the terrified wretch by
the collar, said to him in whisper
that was heard all over the room:
"My good frin, you 60 with me
give you halt the money!"
"Done! donel'' said the fellow.
"Hurrah! hurrahl' shouted the
audience. The auctioneer had the
good sense to join in the laugh, and
coolly forked out the-V.